The Department of Pediatrics at Danbury Hospital will sponsor the 27th Annual Pediatrics Update Conference on Friday, November 2, 2012 at the Ethan Allen Inn, 21 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, Connecticut. The conference takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration must be made (and payment received) in advance of the event.

Danbury Hospital offers the conference as part of a continuing medical education program in its service to the community, and is geared toward health care professionals serving infants, children and adolescents.

Participants will be updated with current medical information about the following topics introduced by the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Danbury Hospital Raul A. Arguello, M.D.

"The D-Lightful Vitamin D for Pediatric Health," Michael Holick, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine; Director of the General Clinical Research Center; Director of the Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory; Director, Biologic Effects of Light Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA

"Understanding SIDS and Sleep Related Infant Deaths," Rachel Moon, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services; Director of Academic Development for the Goldberg Center; Community Pediatric Health at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Registration fee for the conference is $100 for physicians, $50 for non-physicians, $25 for medical and nursing students, and includes lunch, refreshments and conference related materials. The conference provides CME and CEU continuing education credits.

About Western Connecticut Health Network

Western Connecticut Health Network is the region's premiere, patient-centered health care organization serving residents of Western Connecticut and adjacent New York. The organization is anchored by two nationally recognized hospitals, Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital, as well as their affiliated organizations. In addition to the two hospitals, the continuum of care offered includes the following affiliates:

Western Connecticut Health Network has centers of excellence in women's health, cardiovascular and cancer services; minimally invasive and joint and spine surgery; digestive disorders and radiology and diagnostic imaging. It also offers specialized programs for neonatology with a Level IIIb neonatal intensive care unit and accredited sleep disorder centers. Both hospitals also maintain active clinical research programs, offering clinical trials for patients with cancer and other health concerns.